The Gaussian expansions of the generalized relativistic effective core potential (GRECP) components are reported for elements Hg through Rn. The accuracy of the analytical GRECPs is estimated by calculations of atomic transition energies with the numerical one-configurational wave functions in comparison with Dirac-Fock calculations. The results of the corresponding calculations with the RECPs of other groups are also given. An "averaged error" in the reproduction of the transition energies without the change of the occupation number of the 5d-shell is an order of magnitude smaller than that for the RECPs of other groups. As is demonstrated for the transitions with the change of the occupation number of the 5d-shell in mercury, the largest absolute error of the GRECP is only 1.5-2 times smaller than that of the energy-adjusted pseudopotential (PP) or the RECP of Ross et al. with the same space of explicitly treated electrons. However, the dispersion of these errors is 19 · 10-4 au for the energy-adjusted PP, 35 · 104 au for the RECP of Ross et al. and only 4 · 10-4 au for the GRECP. One-configurational spin-averaged calculations of the molecular properties for HgH and HgH+ are carried out and compared with the corresponding results of Häussermann et al.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1107-1122
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Journal of Quantum Chemistry
Volume63
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

    Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

    Research areas

  • Electronic structure, Gaussian approximation, Heavy atoms, Method of molecular calculation, Relativistic pseudopotentials

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